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mahācundo

mahācunda

masc nom sg of mahācunda (noun)

1. name of an arahant monk; lit. great Cunda

Built from

• mahā — root · great
  From PIE *meg- meaning 'great, mighty'. Cognates: English much, Latin magnus, Greek megas. The concrete sense of 'large in extent' became the general evaluative 'great, noble'.
• Cunda — root · proper name
  A personal name, possibly related to Sanskrit candra 'moon' (from *kand- 'to shine'), but the true etymology remains uncertain. Used as a second element in a descriptive title.

Analysis. mahā (great) + Cunda (a proper name, possibly meaning 'moon' or related to Sanskrit candra-); a title or epithet honoring the monk Cunda for his pre-eminence.

Etymology. mahā is from Proto-Indo-European *meg- 'great' (cognates: English much, make; Latin magnus; Greek megas). Cunda is a personal name of uncertain origin, sometimes associated with Sanskrit candra 'moon' (from *kand- 'to shine'), though the etymology is debated among scholars.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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